Cairngorm Code

package samples
{
    import com.adobe.cairngorm.task.Task;

    import flash.events.TimerEvent;
    import flash.utils.Timer;

    public class TimedTask extends Task
    {
        private var timer:Timer;

        public var delay:Number = 2000;

        override protected function performTask():void
        {
            timer = new Timer(delay, 1);
            timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
            timer.start();
        }

        private function onTimer(event:TimerEvent):void
        {
            timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
            timer = null;
            complete();
        }
    }
}